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Living with Fear

In the months that followed, Alice lived with constant anxiety. Every time she got into the car, she scanned the street for suspicious vehicles. Every noise at night made her flinch. The weight of the secret she carried was unbearable, but she couldn’t risk telling Jack. He was safer not knowing. She kept reminding herself of that, though the lie she lived strained her every interaction with him.
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